Values of Biodiversity

Question 1

provides a variety of environmental services from its species and ecosystems that are essential at global, regional and local levels

Answer 1

Biodiversity

Question 2

contributes to climatic change

Answer 2

Loss of biodiversity

Question 3

converts carbon dioxide into carbon and oxygen

Answer 3

forest

Question 4

Loss of forest cover due to industrialization which contributes to _________ due to release of carbon dioxide and other gases.

Answer 4

‘Green House Effect’

Question 5

leads to Global warming which results in rising sea-levels submerging the low-lying areas in the world and causing atmospheric changes.

Answer 5

Green House Effect

Question 6

(3) Values of Biodiversity

Answer 6

Ethical values
Moral values
Aesthetic values

Question 7

Based on the importance of Protecting all life forms

Answer 7

Ethical/Moral Values

Question 8

True or False

Most religious and secular creeds believe that all form of life have the right to exist on Earth.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

There are several cultural, moral, and ethical values, associated with the ______ of all life forms.

Answer 9

Sanctity

Question 10

has over several generations, preserved nature through local traditions

Answer 10

Indian civilizations

Question 11

3 Sacred things:

Answer 11

Sacred groves

Sacred Landscapes

Sacred species

Question 12

The ________ around ancient sacred sites and temples act as a gene banks for wild plants.

Answer 12

Sacred Groves

Question 13

People have related biodiversity to the very existence of the human race through ______ and ______ beliefs.

Answer 13

spiritual and religious beliefs

Question 14

______are the traditionally conserve forests dedicated to the local deity.

Examples (3)

Answer 14

Sacred groves

• Mawsmai at Cherrapunji
• Deodar in Shimla
• Devarabana, Hulidevana Kadu

Question 15

• areas of traditionally conserved land with natural features of their ancestral deities
• helps in the preservation of natural soil
• helps in ____ and such forests provide habitats for a variety of wild animals

Examples (3)

Answer 15

Sacred landscapes
- forestation

• Sacred Gangetic river between Haridwar and Hrishikesh
• Biligiri hills
• Baba budangeri in Karnataka

Question 16

• are certain plants and animals that are protected traditionally and continue to be conserved by man
• ancient mythology associates sacred them to GODS so that no one harms them

Examples (4)

Answer 16

Sacred Species

• Tulsi
• Banyan tree
• Cobra
• Cow

Question 17

• appreciation of the presence of biodiversity for its inherent value and beauty, as well as for the contribution it makes to our knowledge- our aesthetic, imagination and creativity
• are some reasons to preserve it

Answer 17

Aesthetic values

Question 18

In India, particularly, our history and culture is replete with ___.

Answer 18

plant and animal image

Question 19

Symbols from wild species such as the ______ of Hinduism, the _______ of Buddhism, and the vehicles of several deities are animals, that have been venerated for thousands of years.

Answer 19

Lion
Elephant

Question 20

The sacred ____ or ___ has grown in the courtyards of each household for medicinal values

Answer 20

Basil or the Tulsi